Churn



(No Model.)

H. HEITKAMP.

GHURN.

No. 372,751. l Patente-d Nov. 8, 1887.

HHMILIIHI `View of the churn.

UNITED STATES PATENT Dwice.

`HENRY HEITKAMP, OF LOGANVILLE, WISCONSIN.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,751, dated November 8, 1887.

Appication iilcd July 9, 115587.v Serial No. 243,861. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'HENRY HEITKAMP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Loganville, in the county of Sauk and State of Visconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Churns, of which the following is a specification.

My invent-ion relates to improvements in churns;,and it consists in a certain novel construction and arrangement of parts, more fully set forth hereinafter, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective Fig. 2`is a central longitudinal section of the same. l,Figa 3 is a detail view of one of the friction-rollers and the bracket supporting the same. Fig. 4t is a detail view ot' the band that surrounds the upper edge of the tub and which serves to hold the hinges and uprights in place.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A des ignates a churn-tub of any ordinary construction, and B B are uprights or supports disposed on opposite sides thereof, and having bearings in their upper ends, in which are journaied the' ends ofthe crank-shaft C. The said crankshaft is provided with the cranks c c between the said journals, and on the eX- tremities ofthe shaft are secured, respectively, the 1iy wheel C and the small gear-wheel c". The large gear-wheel C2 is journaled on one of the uprights B, and meshes with the small gear-wheel c2, and a handle, c', is secured on the said large gear-wheel to enable the same to be readily turned.

D designates the lid or cover of the churn,

' comprising the leaves D D', which are hinged to the sides of the churn body and meet at their inner edges. y

d d are vertical openings made in the joint between the leaves, (that is, one-half of each opening being formed in each leaf,) through which openings pass the vertical dasher-rods E E, ,which are provided on their lower ends with the semicircular dashers F F, and are connected at their upper ends by means ofthe connecting rods or links G G to the cranks c c of the crank-shaft. It will be seen that when the crank-shaft is rotated the dasher--rods will be 5o -reciprocated vertically and will be guided by the openings in the lid through which they pass.

To prevent the wearing ofthe openings d d, and also to provide a more certain means of guiding the vertical motion ofthe dasher-rods, I provide the brackets or supports H H on the upper side of the lid ofthe churn, two of the same being secured on each leaf of the cover, and so arranged as to be on opposite sides of the rods E E. The said brackets are bifurcated at their inner ends, and between the arms thus formed are journaled the anti-friction rollers I I, which bear against the opposite sides of the dasher-rods and hold the same from contact with the sides of the openings in the cover. It will be seen that when the rods are moved up and down they will move very easily, there being but little friction, and there will be no wear on the churn.

rIhe hinges K K, which are secured to the.

sides of the churn-body and also to the leaves of the lid to hinge the latter on the former, are adapted to be heldin place by the strong metal band L which passes around the upper edge of the churn-body, and is provided with perforated ears lr lc at the ends, through which is passed a bolt, Z, to draw the said ring or band tightly around the churn. The said band is also provided on opposite sides with the loops O O, adapted to pass around the lower ends of the uprights B B and maintain them in their proper positions; and it will be seen that the band will be capable of securing the hinges and uprights in place Very effectually, as it may be drawn very tight.

The hinges need not necessarily be secured by screws to the sides of the churn-body, as

the band L will be sufficient to hold them in place. Also, the hinges may be riveted to the band, thus making them removable therewith.

It will be seen that by securing the hinges and uprights in place by means of the removable band, the operating mechanism of the churn may be secured to any churn-body in a Very short time.

IWI M are small thumb screws passed through the lower ends of the uprights slightly above the upper edge of the churn-body and inclined downwardly, so that when they are screwed in the inner ends thereof will bind the leaves of ICO the cover down tightly in place at the inner edges.

Having thus described vmy invention, I claiml. The combination, with the churn-bodyA,

standards or supports I3 B ou opposite sides.

thereof, and the lid comprising the leaves D', of the hinges K K, having their leaves respectively secured to the outer edges of the leaves D and the sides of theehurn-body, and the removable clamping-band L, surrounding the upper edge of the churn and binding the stationary leaves of the hinges thereto, and having the loops O O 011 the opposite sides to pass around the lower ends ot' the standards and hold them rigidly in place, substantially as specified.

2. In a ehurn, the combination ofthe body A,`uprights B B on opposite sides thereof, the lid D, comprising the leaves D D', having the movable leaves of the hinges K K secu red to their outer edges, the band L, passing around the upper edge of the said body A and binding the stationary leaves of the hinges K and the lower ends ofthe uprights B to the body, the said band being removable, the vertically-reciprocating dasher-rods operating through openings in the said lid, the brackets or supports H H, secured to the upperside of the lid and having bifureated ends, and the anti-frietion rollers I I, j ournaled in the said bifnreated ends on opposite sides of the dasher-shafts, substantially as specified.

3. In achurn,theeombination,with the body A,of the lid comprising the leaves DD,hinged to the sides of the body and meeting at the inner edges, the standards B B, secured to the churn-body, the band L, secured around the edge of the body and having a clamping device, and provided with the loops O O, which embrace and support the standards B B, andthe thumbserews M, passing through threaded openings iu the said standards and bearing at their inner ends upon the inner edges of the leaves D' to hold them elosed, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence ol' two Witnesses.

HENRY H l] ITK AMP.

tnesses:

E. G. CRIsTMAN, H. L. BEUS. 

